Palette in the Shape of a Boat
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
On View: Egyptian Orientation Gallery, 3rd Floor
This palette apparently represents a Nile boat with up-curved prow and stern, and a small cabin amidships. Boats played an important role in Egyptian life, both as the primary means of transportation and as important religious symbols.
MEDIUM
Graywacke
DATES
ca. 3700–3600 B.C.E.
PERIOD
Predynastic Period, late Naqada I Period
DIMENSIONS
4 3/16 x 1 13/16 in. (10.7 x 4.6 cm)
(show scale)
ACCESSION NUMBER
07.447.613
CREDIT LINE
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Small thin slate palette of crescent shape, with stylized protusions on both ends and in center, perhaps representing a boat with a bird's head at the prow, its tail at the stern, and the cabin, represented by a three-pronged square, in center. Perforated by two string-holes, in the protrusions of center and tail. The round edge is rather sharp.
Condition: Intact but for a tiny notch in middle of curved edge. Traces of use.
CAPTION
Palette in the Shape of a Boat, ca. 3700–3600 B.C.E. Graywacke, 4 3/16 x 1 13/16 in. (10.7 x 4.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 07.447.613. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.07.447.613_erg456.jpg)
IMAGE
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